Slow-Cooked Fruited Oatmeal with Nuts Recipe

By cushey27

Taste of Home Holiday Slow Cooker 2013 pg 109

Ingredients

• 3 cups water
• 2 cups old-fashioned oats
• 2 cups chopped apples
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1 cup fat-free milk
• 2 teaspoons butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 6 tablespoons chopped almonds, toasted
• 6 tablespoons chopped pecans, toasted
• Additional fat-free milk

Preparation

Step 1

In a 3-qt. slow cooker coated with cooking spray, combine the first eight ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until liquid is absorbed.

Spoon oatmeal into bowls. Sprinkle with almonds and pecans; drizzle with additional milk if desired.
Yield: 6 servings.
1 cup equals 306 calories, 13 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 4 mg cholesterol, 28 mg sodium, 45 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 8 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 starch, 2 fat.
Directions

In a 3-qt. slow cooker coated with cooking spray, combine the first eight ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until liquid is absorbed.
Spoon oatmeal into bowls. Sprinkle with almonds and pecans; drizzle with additional milk if desired. Yield: 6 servings.

Originally published as Slow-Cooked Fruited Oatmeal with Nuts in Simple & Delicious February/March 2012, p23